Win: Gene Jordan (9-6) Loss: Charlie Evans (8-14)
Save: Ed Cornell (4)
Inning: 1 Houston Charlie Evans pitching. Jeff Lavender flies out to the center fielder. Tom Cooper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Barney Franklin triples. Tony Palmer singles to right field. Barney Franklin scores. Stan Bithorn singles to center field. Tony Palmer is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Gene Jordan pitching. Elmer Kreevich grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Elmer Walker singles to left field. Shinji Fukatani strikes out. Rich Fletcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Don Allen singles to center field. Lefty Gutierrez pops out to the shortstop. Drummond Meadows flies out to the left fielder. Gene Jordan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Don Allen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Cholly Goar is hit by a pitch. Vinny Timmermann singles to right field. Elston Spilman strikes out. Rowland Money flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Evans grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Jeff Lavender singles to left field. Tom Cooper strikes out. Barney Franklin pops out to the shortstop. Passed ball. Jeff Lavender advances to second. Tony Palmer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Elmer Kreevich walks. Elmer Walker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Shinji Fukatani strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Stan Bithorn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Allen strikes out. Lefty Gutierrez doubles to right field. Drummond Meadows flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Rich Fletcher strikes out. Cholly Goar singles past the third baseman. Cholly Goar steals second. Vinny Timmermann flies out to the center fielder. Elston Spilman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Gene Jordan singles to right field. Jeff Lavender flies out to the center fielder. Tom Cooper grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Rowland Money singles to center field. Charlie Evans fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Charlie Evans grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rowland Money advances to second on the play. Elmer Kreevich strikes out. Elmer Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Barney Franklin grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Palmer strikes out. Stan Bithorn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Shinji Fukatani grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Fletcher hits a home run. Cholly Goar grounds out to the shortstop. Vinny Timmermann flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Don Allen lines out to the shortstop. Lefty Gutierrez flies out to the right fielder. Drummond Meadows grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Elston Spilman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rowland Money flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Evans strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Bob Morris is pinch hitting for Gene Jordan. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Morris triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Jeff Lavender lines out to the pitcher. The defense is playing the infield in. Tom Cooper triples. Bob Morris scores. Barney Franklin strikes out. Tony Palmer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Yukio Kuwata pitching. Elmer Kreevich grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Elmer Walker flies out to the center fielder. Shinji Fukatani pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Stan Bithorn walks. Don Allen bunts for a base hit. Lefty Gutierrez pops out to the second baseman. Drummond Meadows singles to right field. Stan Bithorn scores. Don Allen advances to third on the hit. Clay Williams is pinch hitting for Yukio Kuwata. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Clay Williams strikes out. Jeff Lavender flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Ed Cornell pitching. Rich Fletcher strikes out. Cholly Goar strikes out. Vinny Timmermann pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Toby McCue did not respond to coaching in velocity Otis Tepedino did not respond to coaching in speed Red Sojo did not respond to coaching in speed Guy Walker improves in velocity
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: David Strampe did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty David Strampe improves in contact_vs_righty David Strampe improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Charboneau did not respond to coaching in speed